I agree. At some point, when your company gets so big and entrenched, it becomes necessary to make decisions to do what ever it takes to keep the machine runnin

I agree. At some point, when your company gets so big and entrenched, it becomes necessary to make decisions to do what ever it takes to keep the machine running. Some may interpret this as being "evil", but I see it as a natural instinct to survive. Self preservation is not inherently evil. It's one thing to be the underdog fighting a giant, but it's another thing to become the giant yourself and having to defend against new underdogs. The Animal Farm analogy is apropos.